PL FPV vs PL RC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PL FPV
Control your drone's direction and throttle directly from your phone. View real-time video feeds from the UAV and capture photos or record videos directly through the app.
- Real-time UAV video connection
- Phone-based drone control
- Throttle and direction adjustment
- Photo capture
- Video recording
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Through the real-time connection with the uav through WIFI, the pictures taken by the uav will be displayed, and the phone will control the direction of the aircraft throttle, shoot the pictures of the uav and record the video
PL RC
Control your drone with real-time video streaming, gesture capture, and gravity induction. Enjoy features like 3D scattering screens, image filters, and music recording. Some models offer palm control and figure following.
- Real-time video streaming
- 3D Scattering Screen
- Remote sensing control
- Trajectory control
- Gravity Induction Manipulation
- Gesture capture/video
- Image filter and multi split screen
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This is a connection and control drone APP, Dedicated to PL RC drones. 1.Real-time video streaming transmission. 2.3D Scattering Screen 3.Real-time remote sensing control 4.Trajectory control 5.Gravity Induction Manipulation 6.Gesture capture/video 7.Image filter and multi split screen, recording specified music while recording video 8.Some models support palm control and figure following
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PL RC at 100% against PL FPV's 20%. PL RC also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PL RC holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of PL FPV's written reviews are positive against 100% of PL RC's.
| Parameter | PL FPV | PL RC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (16 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 357 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 介甲 张 | 文 张 |
Customer experience
PL FPV
PL RC
In-app purchases
PL FPV
No in-app purchases
PL RC
No in-app purchases
